Synthesia · Global AI Product Index

Name: Synthesia
Author: Synthesia

Overview

Synthesia is an AI video-generation product from Synthesia, a London-based company founded in 2017, that turns written scripts into presenter-led videos using synthetic avatars and voices. It is delivered as a hosted, cloud-based web app rather than something you install locally; a documented REST API is available for automating video creation programmatically. No material change was found in this review. Licence terms and regional coverage are not stated on the vendor pages checked in this review, so those points remain unconfirmed, and the record describes no self-hosted option.

Key features

Text-to-video with realistic presenter avatars
Voices in 160+ languages and accents
Custom avatars and brand templates for enterprises
Collaboration, translation, and one-click updates

Use cases

Corporate training and onboarding videos
Product explainers and how-to content
Localizing video into many languages without reshoots

Pricing

A limited free tier is available; paid plans add more video minutes, avatars, and enterprise controls.

See current plans on www.synthesia.io ↗

Record details

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Links, dates and provenance

Record updated: 2026-10-10
Pricing: www.synthesia.io ↗
Documentation: docs.synthesia.io ↗
Founded: 2017
Headquarters: GB
Canonical URL: https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/synthesia/

Selection profile

Every field says where its value comes from. "Unknown" means we have not confirmed it — it does not mean the product lacks the feature.

Selection profile11 fields3 unknown

Tasks it fits: Video generation
Derived from the record: category "video-generation".
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How you use it: Web app
Hosted product with no desktop/CLI tag in the record; assumed web-delivered.
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Runs on: Web
Derived from platform words in the record description/features/tags.
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Where it runs: Vendor cloud
Vendor-hosted product; no self-hosted option is recorded.
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Works offline: Not recorded
The record contains no offline-operation claim.
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Official service region: Global
Mirrors the availability field already on the record ("global").
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Public API: Yes
Synthesia API Documentation is published for automating video creation.
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Licence: proprietary
Commercial product; no source licence is published in the record.
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Commercial use: Not recorded
Commercial product; the terms reviewed here do not state a non-commercial restriction, but that was not verified.
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Interface languages: Not recorded
No vendor page read in this pass states the product's own interface languages; the key exists so the field can be answered later rather than left absent.
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Billing: Free Subscription USD 29/month Free allowance: Yes Subscription required: No
Prices are the vendor’s advertised entry price and exclude taxes; always confirm on the vendor’s own page.
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Where each value comes from

Tasks it fits: Our inference
How you use it: Our inference
Runs on: Our inference
Where it runs: Our inference
Works offline: Our inference
Official service region: Our inference
Public API: Verified 2026-10-10 docs.synthesia.io ↗
Licence: Our inference
Commercial use: Our inference
Interface languages: Unknown

Key facts and their evidence

Each fact lists the conditions it holds under, the page it was read from and the day it was checked.

API: Public API documented Verified 2026-10-09 www.synthesia.io ↗

Applies to: As stated on synthesia.io on 2026-10-09
Matched on the vendor page: “ate videos programmatically Resources API Pricing Interactive Avatars API Documentation Dubbing API Documentation AI Video Assistant API Documentation MCP Documentation I”
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Pricing: Basic plan at $0/month with 500 credits and 10 minutes of video per month, watermarked Verified 2026-10-10 www.synthesia.io ↗
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Pricing: 29 USD/month Verified 2026-10-10 www.synthesia.io ↗

Applies to: Starter plan, billed monthly, 1,250 credits
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Pricing: 89 USD/month Verified 2026-10-10 www.synthesia.io ↗

Applies to: Pro plan, billed monthly, 6,000 credits
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API: yes Verified 2026-10-10 docs.synthesia.io ↗

A documented REST API for automating video creation.
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Frequently asked questions

What does Synthesia do?

Synthesia turns written scripts into presenter-led videos using synthetic avatars and voices.

Who develops Synthesia?

Synthesia is developed by a London-based company founded in 2017.

Is Synthesia free?

Synthesia offers a limited free tier; full features come with paid personal and enterprise plans.

Who should not choose Synthesia?

Teams that need to self-host the video pipeline or run it offline should not choose Synthesia: it is a vendor-hosted web service, and no self-hosted or offline option is recorded.

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Sources

This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-10.

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